"Master Marquis, three more artillery carriages have fallen apart, what should we do?" Li Laosi ran from the front of the team to the middle of the team and reported to Zhong Jinwei.
"There is no need to come here to ask for instructions in the future. Follow the previous example, find a hidden place to dig a hole and bury it. When you come back next time, take it out again." Zhong Jinwei was a little tired but still in good spirits, and immediately made it for Li Laosi.
instructions.
The reason why Li Laosi came over to ask for instructions was because he felt that the artillery was too important, and three artillery carriages were damaged at once. This was a big deal.
Now after hearing Zhong Jinwei's direct and clear instructions, he clasped his fists in agreement and ran forward again.
Zhong Jinwei thought for a moment and said to Lu Xiangsheng beside him: "Send someone from Jiutai to see where it is buried, or you can send someone to dig it out and use it later."
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and quickly replied: "Thank you, Lord Marquis." After saying that, he quickly asked his personal guards to chase Li Laosi.
Lu Xiangsheng watched his guards run away, then turned to look at Zhong Jinwei, wanting to say another word of thanks.
Because he has personally witnessed the power of these artillery these days, and the key is that it can be pulled by horses. If the Denglai Ming Army had this field artillery, its combat power would be greatly enhanced.
But when he looked at Zhong Jinwei and saw that he looked very tired, he couldn't help but feel a little worried, so he suggested: "Master Marquis, we have been running for two days and one night. It is almost getting dark now, why don't we take a rest?"
Lu Xiangsheng thought, anyway, according to the scheduled plan, he would have rest tonight.
Zhong Jinwei knew that Lu Xiangsheng was worried about his health, but for the current New Army and Denglai Ming Army, time is life.
Therefore, Zhong Jinwei still shook his head and said: "While it's still bright, we can drive as much as we can. When it gets completely dark, we'll have another night's rest to regain our strength."
Lu Xiangsheng also knew how valuable time was now, so when he saw the persistence of Marquis Zhongxing, he stopped trying to persuade him.
Zhong Jinwei turned to look at the four children who had been following him. He was a little worried about the health of these four people, so he said to them: "You can rest after you endure it for a while."
"Uncle, we are fine." Sun Kewang replied immediately.
Li Dingguo also said on the side: "We are used to following our foster father, so it's okay."
Li Wenxiu and Ai Nengqi also expressed that such a difficult escape was nothing to them.
Zhong Jinwei looked at their expressions, and it seemed that they were indeed okay, at least a little stronger than himself. He couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, but he didn't expect that in the end it was his own physical condition that was the worst.
At the moment, he said no more and hurried on his way.
After it was completely dark, the Ming army found a place on the roadside, ate something hastily, and fell asleep.
Zhong Jinwei originally wanted to be like the generals who commanded troops in later movies and TV series, inspecting the condition of his soldiers, talking to each other, having a heart-to-heart talk, and finally resting.
What I didn't expect was that while I was still eating, I started to feel sleepy. In the end, I didn't know whether I was full or not, so Zhong Jinwei fell asleep.
This is actually conceivable. When Zhong Jinwei was in later generations, he was a technical otaku. He spent most of his time surfing the Internet after work, so physical exercise naturally fell behind.
After arriving in the Ming Dynasty, I hugged Emperor Chongzhen's lap from the beginning, and had no worries about food and housing. Although I was no longer as homely as in later generations, I also exercised more, and my physical fitness did improve to a certain extent.
But Zhong Jinwei suddenly changed from a homebody to a hard worker, and his days of running around inevitably gradually overtaxed his body.
This time when I came to Liaodong, I first marched for more than five days to Shenyang. Then there was a series of battles. Now in order to rush for time, I ran for two days and one night in a row. Zhong Jinwei's body was a little overwhelmed, and he felt tired immediately.
Gu Baichuan and others were all moved when they saw the appearance of Marquis Zhongxing. They had never seen a prince or aristocrat who already had fame and title, but he was still working so hard. If he wanted to be rich and prosperous, he would have waited a long time. Enjoy your time in the capital.
Gu Baichuan asked someone to arrange a comfortable place and gently moved Zhong Jinwei to make him sleep more comfortably.
The night was getting darker and darker, and Zhong Jinwei slept soundly. Suddenly he felt a vibration on the ground, and he woke up immediately. Earthquake? No, it was Jianlu who caught up.
He quickly looked around and found that everyone was fast asleep, and no one noticed that Jianlu was approaching.
Zhong Jinwei was so anxious that he shouted repeatedly: "Get up, get up, Jianlu is coming after him, hurry up..."
"Master Hou, Master Hou..." a voice came, and then someone shook Zhong Jinwei's body to wake him up.
Zhong Jinwei was stunned for a moment and listened carefully. There was no sound of horse hooves. There were quite a few snorings, both high and low, from far and near.
"Am I dreaming?" Zhong Jinwei asked, a little embarrassed, looking at the blurry figure.
Gu Baichuan was beside Zhong Jinwei, and it was he who woke up Zhong Jinwei.
At this time, when he saw Zhong Jinwei asking about it, he just answered from the side: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis, we retreated fast enough, Jianlu didn't rush over so quickly."
"Well, everyone, let's take a rest." Zhong Jinwei patted his head, rubbed his face vigorously, and then said.
He knew that he must have been thinking about Jianlu's pursuit of troops. He thought about it day by day and dreamed about it at night.
Zhong Jinwei lay down again and found that he seemed to be lying in a relatively comfortable place. There were clothes and other things spread on the ground. He knew that Gu Baichuan and others should have spread it for him.
He lay there and did not fall asleep immediately, thinking about what he had just dreamed about, as if it was happening before his eyes, vividly.
Suddenly, Zhong Jinwei remembered that if there were landmines, he would lay mines while running, so he wouldn't have to run so hard.
Thinking of this, he secretly decided that after returning this time, he must let the Military War Bureau develop landmines. If it can succeed, it will be a great help to guerrilla warfare troops like the Denglai Ming Army, or the help of these reconnaissance troops. very huge.
As Zhong Jinwei was thinking about it, he remembered the famous land mine war again. After a while, he secretly sighed: "I really want to watch a movie!"
Unknowingly, Zhong Jinwei fell into sleep again.
Early in the morning of the second day, as soon as it got a little dark, the soldiers on duty woke up the entire army.
Everyone hurriedly took the time to eat and drink, and then rushed on their way. No one needed Zhong Jinwei or Lu Xiangsheng to explain this. Everyone knew that they were running for their lives, escaping their own lives.
At noon that day, the combined forces of the New Army and the Den Laiming Army were resting in a woods.
This place is already in the Dandong area, still half a day's journey from the Yalu River. If it weren't for the fact that the horses couldn't bear it and had to rest, Zhong Jinwei would have taken the entire army directly to the ship and rest.
However, Zhong Jinwei did not relax because he was near the Yalu River. On the contrary, he felt very nervous at this time.
He was afraid of failing at the last moment and dying on the eve of dawn.
Not only was he worried about the pursuers from behind, he was also worried about whether the Denglai infantry and the Korean army could delay Mang Gurtai's army. If not, his exhausted army would run into Mang Gurtai's army.
Ertai's army, even if he is the protagonist in the novel and has the halo of the protagonist, I am afraid it will be a tragedy.
Sometimes, whatever you worry about will happen.
While Zhong Jinwei was thinking this, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came faintly from the official road in the direction of the Yalu River. It gradually became louder and louder, and judging by the sound, there were quite a few.